# Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games

Basketball was one of the 26 sports included in the 2019 Pacific Games which were held in Apia, Samoa.

## Competition format

The 8 teams were split into two pools of four where round-robin matches were played, with the top two from each pool advancing to the semi-finals or the medal play-offs.

## Qualification

For the first time, teams had to qualify for the event to participate in the basketball competition for both men and women through sub-zone qualification tournaments in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

## Men's tournament
### Qualified teams

| Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 September 2017 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup | 27−30 September 2017 | 3 | Papua New Guinea New Caledonia Fiji |
| 2018 Micronesian Games | 15−23 July 2018 | 1 | Guam |
| 2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup | 19−24 November 2018 | 2 | Tahiti Tonga |
| Wildcard | 19 February 2019 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| Total | | 8 | |

## Women's tournament
### Qualified teams

| Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 September 2017 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup | 27−30 September 2017 | 3 | Papua New Guinea Fiji New Caledonia |
| 2018 Micronesian Games | 15−23 July 2018 | 1 | Guam |
| 2018 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup | 19−24 November 2018 | 2 | Cook Islands Tahiti |
| Wildcard | 15 March 2019 | 1 | American Samoa |
| Total | | 8 | |

## Participating nations

Ten countries are expected to compete in basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games:
* American Samoa (12)
* Cook Islands (12)
* Fiji (24)
* Guam (24)
* New Caledonia (24)
* Papua New Guinea (24)
* Samoa (24) (Host)
* Solomon Islands (12)
* French Polynesia (24)
* Tonga (12)

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Samoa)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | American Samoa (ASA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Guam (GUM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Samoa (SAM)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Results

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men details | Guam Tomas Calvo Earvin Jose Willie Stinnett III Billy Belger III JP Cruz Mekeli Wesley Daren Hechanova Ben Borja II Russell Wesley Takumi Simon Tai Wesley Jonathan Galloway | Tahiti Heimoana Teamotuaitau Ariirimarau Meuel Teva Lextreyt Landry Liu Haunui Apeang Tevae Teihotu Jacky Leau Kang Mui Derrick Scott Michel Audouin Vairupe Perez Raimoana Tinirauarii Reihiti Sommers | Fiji Marques Whippy Filimone Waqabaca Isireli Vuetibau Orisi Naivalurua Conrad Fox Leonard Whippy Joshua Fox Henry Tabuduka Joshua Motufaga Mataika Koyamainavure Marika Binatagi Iliesa Salauca |
| Women details | American Samoa Mahina Hannemann-Gago Malia Nawahine Sarah Toeaina Natallia Cravens Meghan Peneueta Makenna Peneueta Leah Salonoa Joeseta Fatuesi Katherine Peneueta Lahni Salanoa Valerie Nawahine Tanuvasa Jazmine Davis | Fiji Letava Whippy Kayla Mendez Tiyana Kainamoli Valerie Nainima Lini Katia Mili Koyamainavure Nowa Naivalurua Estelle Kainamoli Kalesi Tawake Vilisi Tavui Moana Liebregts | Samoa Fialauia Hunt Oriana-Rose Siamoa Juanita-Anne Wright Kalista Niu Cherish Manumaleuga Sommer Motufoua Malama Leaupepe Sweetie Hicks Zhanay Hettig Utu Vaimauga Theresa Vaoliko Aufui Sau |